[mykalberta]

True, Calgary isnt silicon valley but it has more than double the number if viable IT jobs than a comparably sized city such as Edmonton.

I dont consider HelpDesk to be an IT job in the sense of things. Those jobs go to the place with the lowest cost base, not the highest knowledge base, hence why these jobs are going to India, Brazil, Eastern Europe where the cost/knowledge ratio is out of whack.

The Dell call centre couldnt survive in Edmonton because of the rising costs of living and it simply couldnt attract the people it needed at the costs they were willing to swallow.

Remember, the article said for a "Promising IT Jobs" Helpdesk IMO is not a promising job and not one I would relocate to go after. I tried getting a position with Lockheed Martin in the US, got passed the security clearance but couldnt get the visa level I needed.

Anyone in the IT field can tell you exactly why those cities are on the list (except for Amsterdam and Paris - not exactly sure why those two and not say London and Munich). Helpdesk, electronics manufacturing, and Internet gambling are the reasons for the rest. The only places I would consider a "Promising IT Job" would be Dublin, San Jose, and Tel Aviv. Some of the cities are good for contracting but not perma positions (Dubai, and Hong Kong)